cookies Archives - ZoëBakes eat dessert first Fri, 19 Jun 2026 01:26:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 36689627 Banana Pudding https://www.zoebakes.com/2025/01/15/banana-pudding/ https://www.zoebakes.com/2025/01/15/banana-pudding/#comments Wed, 15 Jan 2025 20:12:16 +0000 http://zoebakes.com/?p=7688 I love this banana pudding recipe featuring homemade Nilla wafers, pastry cream (pudding), and perfect whipped cream. It’s a simple, elegant dish that you can serve in a large glass container or in individual jars. The quintessential southern dessert is found on the back of the box of Nilla wafers. […]

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]]> https://www.zoebakes.com/2025/01/15/banana-pudding/feed/ 14 7688 15 Beautiful Easter Dessert Recipes https://www.zoebakes.com/2024/03/20/easter-dessert-recipes/ https://www.zoebakes.com/2024/03/20/easter-dessert-recipes/#comments Wed, 20 Mar 2024 13:57:44 +0000 https://zoebakes.com/?p=11199 Easter Desserts add a little color and brightness to early spring. This list of my favorite Easter recipes includes beautiful show-stopping cakes, fun cupcakes and plenty of color. Especially here in Minnesota, Easter is one of those first milestones of spring. By this time of year we are getting some […]

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]]> https://www.zoebakes.com/2024/03/20/easter-dessert-recipes/feed/ 3 11199 Blueberry Bars with Lattice https://www.zoebakes.com/2023/08/18/blueberry-bars/ https://www.zoebakes.com/2023/08/18/blueberry-bars/#comments Fri, 18 Aug 2023 14:00:14 +0000 http://zoebakes.com/?p=4341 This post was originally written in 2011 and it is hilarious for me to read it since my boys are now grown men and no longer have little fingers because they’re 6 feet tall. The only thing that remains the same all these years later; they still love these Blueberry […]

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]]> https://www.zoebakes.com/2023/08/18/blueberry-bars/feed/ 51 4341 Paleo Chocolate Chip Cookies (Vegan Too) https://www.zoebakes.com/2020/03/26/paleo-chocolate-chip-cookies/ https://www.zoebakes.com/2020/03/26/paleo-chocolate-chip-cookies/#comments Thu, 26 Mar 2020 14:12:51 +0000 https://zoebakes.com/?p=11203 Order my new cookbook, Zoë Bakes Cookies, now! It’s the perfect time for comfort food and these Paleo Chocolate Chip Cookies from Stephanie Meyer’s The 30-Minute Paleo Cookbook are the ultimate snack to satisfy. They are super decadent and rich with flavor because they are made with almond butter. The cookies, like […]

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]]> https://www.zoebakes.com/2018/12/23/holiday-sugar-cookies/feed/ 46 130 No-Bake Chocolate Pepita Crunch Bars https://www.zoebakes.com/2018/10/19/no-bake-chocolate-pepita-crunch-bars/ https://www.zoebakes.com/2018/10/19/no-bake-chocolate-pepita-crunch-bars/#comments Fri, 19 Oct 2018 11:35:01 +0000 https://zoebakes.com/?p=8939 These No-bake Chocolate Pepita Crunch Bars are a candy and a brownie all in one. There is no baking, so they’re perfect in the summer or a great holiday treat to go along with all the cookies you’ll be trading at your cookie swaps. I created this recipe for the […]

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]]> https://www.zoebakes.com/2018/10/19/no-bake-chocolate-pepita-crunch-bars/feed/ 3 8939 Peanut Butter Cup Meringue Cookies https://www.zoebakes.com/2018/09/17/peanut-butter-cup-meringue-cookies/ https://www.zoebakes.com/2018/09/17/peanut-butter-cup-meringue-cookies/#comments Mon, 17 Sep 2018 15:04:30 +0000 https://zoebakes.com/?p=8794 Order my new cookbook, Zoë Bakes Cookies, now! Sometimes you come upon greatness from the oddest paths. When I opened Rebecca Firth’s The Cookie Book, I landed on this Peanut Butter Cup Meringue Cookies recipe, not because of the gorgeous photo (or my absolute love of meringue), which are both […]

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]]> https://www.zoebakes.com/2018/09/17/peanut-butter-cup-meringue-cookies/feed/ 7 8794 Coffee No-Churn Ice Cream Sandwiches https://www.zoebakes.com/2018/05/01/coffee-no-churn-ice-cream-sandwiches/ https://www.zoebakes.com/2018/05/01/coffee-no-churn-ice-cream-sandwiches/#comments Tue, 01 May 2018 20:01:04 +0000 http://zoebakes.com/?p=7869 We went from 16″ of snow to 80 degrees in two weeks. My mind spun into summer mode in about 10 seconds flat. We Minnesotans can’t adjust to the warm slowly or we may miss it. So, in my mind it’s summer and that means ice cream season. My friend, Sarah […]

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]]> https://www.zoebakes.com/2018/05/01/coffee-no-churn-ice-cream-sandwiches/feed/ 5 7869 Easy Macarons Recipe https://www.zoebakes.com/2017/11/26/macarons-easier-than-you-think/ https://www.zoebakes.com/2017/11/26/macarons-easier-than-you-think/#comments Sun, 26 Nov 2017 12:21:13 +0000 http://zoebakes.com/?p=7185 I love Macrons because they are gorgeous little treats that feel special and class. They are also surprisingly easy to make and come in endless flavor combinations. How I Discovered Macarons The first time I had a true French macaron was while sitting at the now shuttered WD50 in New […]

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]]> https://www.zoebakes.com/2017/11/26/macarons-easier-than-you-think/feed/ 33 7185 Marzipan Mandel Bread from Molly on the Range https://www.zoebakes.com/2016/10/29/molly-on-the-range-marzipan-mandel-bread/ https://www.zoebakes.com/2016/10/29/molly-on-the-range-marzipan-mandel-bread/#comments Sat, 29 Oct 2016 22:24:51 +0000 http://zoebakes.com/?p=7456 Mandelbrot is the Jewish or Eastern European version of biscotti. I grew up avoiding it at Jewish holidays, because it always struck me as stale and tasteless. Many years later I fell in love with Italian biscotti, probably around the time I discovered that drinking coffee was the key to […]

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